Older adults enrolled in a Medicare Advantage (MA) or Medicare-Medicaid dual-eligible plan were less likely to be discharged to highly rated post-acute care than those covered by traditional Medicare, ...

With federal cuts to the research and development sector a possibility, a recent study from UMass Amherst said that area has a huge impact on the Massachusetts economy. The study found the state is ...

During the Boston Globe’s Rare Disease Summit, Dr. Wendy Chung, a physician-scientist and geneticist who leads the Department ...

Massachusetts payers to study telehealth’s effects on racial, socioeconomic barriers to healthcare The Massachusetts Association of Health Plans is sponsoring an 18-month study to examine how access ...

When Jill Fogg looks back at the teenager she was, and the adult she is now, she finds the change unbelievable. Some of it started with one college course she took while behind bars. Now, a regional ...

CHICOPEE, Mass. (WWLP) – Massachusetts ranks as the second-highest state in the U.S. for job-hunting activity, according to a new study by CVMaker. The study analyzed data from the Bureau of Labor ...

AMHERST, Mass. (WWLP) – A study by UMass Amherst reveals that nearly a quarter of Massachusetts drivers run red lights at pedestrian hybrid beacons (PHBs), highlighting a significant safety issue. The ...

Massachusetts isn’t high on WalletHub’s list of most sinful states, but there is one sin Bay Staters are more guilty of than others, according to the study. WalletHub releases an annual study ...